Kortez Lamar Peoples was 18 when he was shot on the evening of December 7, 2013, on Warrensville Center Road between Maple Heights Boulevard and Raymond Street. He was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he later died at Metro Medical Center. Kortez was born June 4, 1995, to Rodney Peoples and Pamela Smith, was a student at Tri C in Cleveland, and was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville, Arkansas.

The Maple Heights Police Department opened an investigation but did not identify any suspects at the time. No arrests or litigation have been reported and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about Kortez’s shooting or the events that night, please contact the Maple Heights Police Department.